On October 17, 2018, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of the polymer plant in Kiyanly, the commissioning of which allowed creating about 1,000 jobs, then launched the autumn greening campaign, planting the first tree next to the territory of the new gas-chemical complex. Representatives of practically all sectors of the national economy, foreign guests, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Turkmenistan joined the initiative of t...

On October 14-15, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the work of the 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which takes place these days in Geneva. On October 14, in the framework of the Assembly of the IPU, the Chairperson of the Mejlis addressed the 28th session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians. In her speech, the Chairwoman of the Mejlis reported on the strengthening of the legislative framework for the prot...

On October 15, 2018, there was a telephone conversation between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Partners have underlined that Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan have achieved qualitatively new level of cooperation while discussing priority issues of interstate cooperation. It was noted that both parties have considerable potential for further developing effective cooperation in various sectors of the...

On October 17, 2018, a solemn opening ceremony of the Gyyanly Polymer plant with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is planned in the district of Turkmenbashi in Balkan velayat.    The launch of this enourmous enterprise which is equipped with latest technology and has productivity around 386 thousand tons per year of polyethylene and 81 thousand tons per year of polypropylene, will satisfy requests on the world market in oil and gas sector, also will inc...

On October 15, 2018, regional training course «Good Practices in Border Security and Management to Strengthen National and Regional Capacities in Countering Terrorism» has started and it was organized by the UN Regional Center for Central Asia for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA) in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Activities related to countering and preventing terrorism in the region are undertaken by joint efforts of the UN Regional Center and the UN Cou...

On October 15, 2018, solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Tajikistan was organized at the National library of Dushanbe. The Ministers of Culture of the two countries, mayors and representatives from Dushanbe city administration, Turkmen Embassy staff in Tajikistan, as well as art and media representatives have attended the opening ceremony. On the same day, the book of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov «Тurkmenistan – the Heart of the Great Si...

On October 11-12, 2018, the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov was on a working visit to Brussels. On October 12, 2018, in the first half of the day, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a meeting with European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. In the course of meeting, the matters related to activating cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in the energy sector were discussed. The s...